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- 凧であって、該凧はつなぎ綱を用いて飛行するよう作られたことを特徴とする凧と、
つなぎ綱あって、該つなぎ綱は、前記凧と第1の端部で接続され、前記凧は地上ステーションと第2の端部で接続されることを特徴とするつなぎ綱と、
前記凧を揚げ、下ろし、保持する地上ステーションであって、該地上ステーションは、
ウインチと、
支持台プラットフォームであって、該支持台プラットフォームは支持バケットを具備することを特徴とする支持台プラットフォームと、
を具備することを特徴とする地上ステーションと、
を具備する凧システム。 - 前記凧は、該凧が前記支持台プラットフォームに係留されたとき支持バケットに収まるよう作られた着陸ペグを具備することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の凧システム。
- 前記支持台プラットフォームは、垂直軸を中心に旋回することができることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の凧システム。
- 前記地上ステーションは、タワーをさらに具備し、前記支持台プラットフォーム及び前記ウインチが該タワーに取り付けられていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の凧システム。
- 前記ウインチは、地上側ジンバルを具備し、該ウインチ前記つなぎ綱と接続されていることを特徴とする請求項請求項4に記載の凧システム。
- 前記ウインチ及び前記支持台プラットフォームは、前記タワーに対して垂直軸を中心に自由に回転することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の凧システム。
- 前記つなぎ綱は、前記支持台プラットフォームに対して相対的に垂直軸を中心とするウインチの動きにより前記地上ステーションから繰り出されるか又は巻き取られるかすることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の凧システム。
- 前記つなぎ綱は、導電体を具備し、該導電体は、前記凧と第1の端部で接続され、該導電体は、前記地上ステーションと第2の端部で接続されことを特徴とする請求項7に記載の凧システム。
- 前記導電体は、さらに前記タワーを通って下がるルートをたどることを特徴とする請求項8に記載の凧システム。
- 前記つなぎ綱と前記凧との間に係留索をさらに具備することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の凧システム。
- 前記つなぎ綱と前記凧との間に係留索をさらに具備することを特徴とする請求項7に記載の凧システム。
- 前記ウインチは、外周にウインチドラムをさらに具備し、前記つなぎ綱は、凧の配備位置から凧の係留位置までつなぎ綱を巻き取るときに、該ウインチドラムに巻きつけられることを特徴とする請求項11に記載の凧システム。
- 前記凧は、該凧が飛行しているとき、電気エネルギーを発生させるように作られたタービン駆動発電機を具備することを特徴とする請求項12に記載の凧システム。
- 前記タービン駆動発電機は、離陸モード又は着陸モードでモーター駆動ローターとして動作するよう作られていることを特徴とする請求項13に記載の凧システム。
- 飛行状態及び係留状態でつながれた凧を支持するように作られた、凧地上ステーションであって、該凧地上ステーションは、
タワーと、
ウインチと、
支持台プラットフォームと、
を具備し、前記支持台プラットフォームは支持バケットを具備することを特徴とする
凧地上ステーション。 - 前記ウインチ及び前記支持台プラットフォームは、前記タワーに対して垂直軸を中心に自由に回転することを特徴とする請求項15に記載の凧地上ステーション。
- つなぎ綱をさらに具備し、該つなぎ綱は、前記支持台プラットフォームに対して相対的に垂直軸を中心とするウインチの動きにより前記地上ステーションから繰り出されるか又は巻き取られるかすることを特徴とする請求項16に記載の凧地上ステーション。
- 前記支持バケットは、1以上の垂直逆転防止装置を具備することを特徴とする請求項16に記載の凧地上ステーション。
- 前記垂直逆転防止装置は、凧が前記凧地上ステーションに係留されるとき、凧が接触高さの範囲を超えたピッチ角度と実質的に同様のピッチ角度を凧が維持できるように湾曲していることを特徴とする請求項18に記載の凧地上ステーション。
- ぜ支持バケットは、凧が支持バケットに接触するとき、衝撃を吸収するように作られた柔軟性のあるアームに取り付けられていることを特徴とする請求項18に記載の凧地上ステーション。
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